Privacy Policy
Last updated: 30 June 2026
Who this applies to
This Privacy Policy describes how the TrueSteps iOS app ("TrueSteps," "the app," "we," "us") handles information. It applies to everyone who downloads and uses TrueSteps from the App Store.
Information we collect
We require no account and operate no servers that receive your personal data. We do not collect your name, email, contacts, or precise location. Your step history is stored only on your device.
Specifically, TrueSteps does not collect:
- Your name, email address, phone number, or contacts
- Your precise location or GPS data
- An account or login of any kind
- A copy of your step history on our servers — because we have none
How the app uses your device
To do its job, TrueSteps uses certain parts of your iPhone. These are used only on-device, and the resulting data is never uploaded to us:
- Motion & Fitness (CoreMotion) — to count your steps, distance, and floors directly on your device. We do not use GPS or location to count, and we request no location permission.
- Notifications (optional) — if you allow them, to send goal reminders. This is entirely optional and off until you enable it.
You can change these at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Motion & Fitness, or under Settings → TrueSteps.
Where your data is stored
Your step history and settings are stored locally on your device, in the app's on-device database. We hold no copy. There is no cloud account and nothing is synced to a server we control.
Advertising
The free app displays ads through Google AdMob (Google LLC). We serve non-personalized ads only: we do not request the IDFA, we do not show the App Tracking Transparency prompt, and we do not build an advertising profile of you.
To deliver, measure, and protect ads from fraud, Google may process limited, non-identifying information (such as coarse / approximate region and ad-interaction data) and uses Apple's SKAdNetwork for privacy-preserving install measurement, as described in Google's policies.
Ads appear only on secondary screens — your history, awards, and settings — and never on your main step view. There is no paid version and no in-app purchases.
In the EEA / UK we show a consent choice via Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) before any ad loads. You can learn more in Google's Privacy Policy and in "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services."
Third-party services
The only third parties involved are:
- Google AdMob & Google UMP — for advertising and EEA/UK consent, as described above.
- Apple — for App Store distribution and SKAdNetwork install measurement.
TrueSteps integrates no other analytics or tracking SDKs.
Children's privacy
TrueSteps does not collect personal data from anyone, including children, and the ads it shows are non-personalized. The app contains no account, no profile building, and no cross-app tracking.
Data security
Because your step history stays on your device, it is protected by your iPhone's own security — your passcode, Face ID / Touch ID, and iOS data protection. We hold no copy of your data to secure or to lose.
Your choices
In the EEA / UK you can make and change your advertising consent via the in-app prompt (Google's User Messaging Platform). You can manage the Motion & Fitness permission, or turn off optional notifications, at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Motion & Fitness or under Settings → TrueSteps.
Changes to this policy
If we update this policy, we will revise the "Last updated" date above and post the new version at this address. Material changes will be reflected here before they take effect.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or your privacy in TrueSteps? Email us at jaspal@savedelete.com and we'll get back to you.